Western Australian Museum
Media Event – resources
Western Australian Museum
Media Event – resources
The Western Australian Museum is about to embark on the most exciting development in our 121 year history.
Join us on this incredible journey...
The State Government of Western Australia has made a significant financial commitment to build a new museum within the revitalised Perth Cultural Centre.
Over the next seven years, the WA Museum will be transformed as we deliver a new state-of-the-art museum showcasing to the world the importance of Western Australia; of our heritage, history and incredible biodiversity.
Our new museum will be the flagship museum for Western Australia where visitors will explore their identity, culture and sense of place.
Together we will share our individual and collective stories that have shaped us as people and a State. …
Read the full media release at http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx?ItemId=150111
The following HD video footage and high resolution photography has been made available for media use. All content is copyright of the Western Australian Museum:
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Click the link above to download the HIGH RESOLUTION images and captions document in a zip folder.
New Museum -Short Edit (contains highlights from all the below footage)
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New Museum Raw Footage (Preparing Entomology Collection Draws)
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New Museum Raw Footage (Preparing Archaeology Collections)
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New Museum Raw Footage (Preparing History Collections)
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New Museum Raw Footage (The Blue Whale in Storage)
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New Museum Raw Footage (Preparing the Molluscs Collection)
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New Museum Raw Footage (Inspecting the Wet Store)
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New Museum Raw Footage (Molecular Lab)
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Annouced: 17 May 2012
More information: http://museum.wa.gov.au/new-museum/
Mara Pritchard
Western Australian Museum
(08) 6552 7803
0414 381 761
mara.pritchard@museum.wa.gov.au
Renae Woodhams
Western Australian Museum
(08) 9427 2838
0435 342 247
renae.woodhams@museum.wa.gov.au
“Everyone who has been involved, and will be involved with the Museum, should be incredibly proud; not only will this be the most ambitious museum development in the southern hemisphere at the present time, but it will represent a significant moment in the history of our State”
Mr Alec Coles OBE, CEO of the Western Australian Museum.
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